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Review: Self Journal

June 13, 2020 by Lynn

The Self Journal layout – Saturday example

I’ve been using the Self Journal for three months now.  It’s a cross between a planner and a journal and is for a three-month period.  Please note that there is a Self Journal and a Self Planner.  I had the Self Journal, the Self Planner looks very different than the journal.  I purchased the Self Journal from Amazon when it was on a sale for $16.18 back in 2019 and am just now using it.  Right now it is not on Amazon except for in a four journal pack for $90.  I went on Best Self’s website who makes the Self Journal and I see they have a new coral version (I had the Navy version) and it appears to be a little different than the version I was using as far as the page layouts.  Plus, the coral version doesn’t appear to have the fabric exterior but I can’t be sure on that.  If I order it again, I would definitely choose the coral version with the hope it’s not fabric and Best Self has it on their website available to purchase for $31.99. 

What I like about it:

  1. I love that the journal is for three months only.  Studies have shown that planning quarterly goals is the most effective and I have found it to be the most effective for me. 
  2.  The size is perfect for portability.  I’ve found Happy Planners and Journals are too large to fit comfortably in my purse.  The Self Journal I can easily throw into my backpack purse.
  3. I like that you get two pages per day.  This lends itself to being both a journal and a planner.
  4. I like the quality of the paper, my Paper Mate Flair pens glide right across it with no problems.
  5. I like that the printing on the pages was light, so I can customize the planner however I want.

What I don’t like:

  1.  The outside of the journal is a fabric type of material so you can’t easily clean it.  Which is a negative for being able to keep it clean and germ free.
  2. The cover is boring.  I tried putting stickers and taping images to it, but they would last for a little while and then come off again.
  3. I don’t like how the habit tracker is on the weekly pages only.  I wish there was a habit tracker on each page.  (The new version appears to have a habit tracker for the entire month.)
  4. While I never did really use the gratitude lines and some other features as they described, having these items there gave me enough room to write down what I need to do each day and notes from what I had learned over the day.

So did this journal help me progress towards my goals more than if I wouldn’t have used it?   I would say yes and no.  It made me realize that I wasn’t taking action towards my three most important goals.  But as far as my day-to-day activities, it helped me keep track of what I needed to get done for my job and tasks in my life and I think it helped me do more because I had a handy task list at all times in the journal.  But while I made good progress in household and job tasks, as far as my three main goals I set for the quarter, I made very little progress on these over the three months.  But at least I see that I made little progress on my important goals and I can evaluate why I didn’t make much progress on these important goals that would make the most difference in my life.  I did use the journal almost every single day.  On the few days I didn’t use it, I definitely felt less motivated and got less done. 

Overall, I give it four stars and I would purchase it again. This is not a sponsored review.  In July, I am moving on to try the Panda Planner. 

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